The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27

publish IN full every act passed by the
29th legislature as soon as practicable after
the same has become law.
Buchanan argued that the members
could not do Justice even with twenty
copies daily for each. Even 2OOO copies
wouldn't go round. He was ''aginst" (sic)
the whole business.
proposition.
Payne moved to table the resolution
and substitute. Lost. Yeas-47; noes
80.
Browning hoped the house would adopt
the substitute. The papers did the PEG
pie service in fighting political battles for
the state. He could not see how they
could make money at cents, nor did he
know of any law for distributing them.
Twenty copies daily would not go round
so as to reach the reading population.
The question was to get the information
of the proceedings of the legislature be-
fore the people through the benefit of
the circulation of the papers. He pre-
ferred 8 to 20 copies because he wanted
as few taken rs possible, so as not to be
too great tax upon the state.
Bell, of Denton, argued that at best
there would only be enough for distribu-
tion as personal favors and they would
reach only few political strikers now
and then. He didn't think eight copies
enough to do any good, and for this
reason, if he had no other, opposed the
substitute.
Jones, of Pamela, was pyrotechnic on
the subject. Tho Nineteenth legislature,
he said, had shown its real complexion,
and set down on all newspaper PROPOSE
tiogs. The prop osition comes up again
here in the Twentieth in gauzy steuo-
graphic dressing. While the papers we're
entitled to respect, and he did respect
them for their brilliancy, he thought they
made about as many political battles as
they fought for the people The papers
sent out generally go to favorites or pets,
and it was not right for people who did
not get them 30 be taxed for the benefit
OF the few mon who did get them. There
were few members here who had dis
cernment enough to see through the feecy
cause of the stenographic proposition,
and the majority had set down on that
severely.
Bell, of Cooke, was opposed to the
whole proposition, and spoke to the
Steele substitute. He pronounced it a
poverty stricken proposition in providing
for only eight papers. 1t was scheme
for furnishing electieaeering thunder at
home. There we're eight precincts in his
county, and three bosses to each precinct.
and as it is an electioneering scheme, he
thought the bosses, at least, should be
supplied.
The Steele substitute was lost by a vote
of 60 to "a, and the resolution also by a
vote of 43 to Sc.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, a motion to
reconsider was tabled.
Browning, of the judiciary committee
On the proposition to authorize the drouth
counties to issue and sell county bonds,
that the state constitution, section 81,
article g. prohibits the legislature from
enacting any law for such purpose.
MoGaughey called up the report of the
committee on drouth sufferers, but as the
testimony, taken by the committee, had
not been printed, the matter was post
poned aud will come up tomorrow.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Kirlicks,
Clarke, of Red River, the committee to
lHFoNbSago Vlo CudrBoo dBdihoo OuuBo
Willis.
2pnre dsoli.s0d and Prozao-gaet uSs
substituted in his place.
The bill creating new county, Brewster,
out of Preside county, was considered
and engrossed.
The resolution requesting the Texas con-
gressmen to urge the passage of the
pleuro- pneumonia bill, came up under ad-
vetse report from the committee.
Browning moved to reject the report of
the committee
Shield spoke against the resolution, ar
guing that Texas could protect herself
against the cattle infection, and the money
would all be expended north and Texas
get no benefit.
The resolution was defeated.
The house adjourned till 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning.